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2004 Audi A4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	742922
Internal NHTSA #	10287292
Manufacurer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Brand	AUDI
Model	A4
Model Year	2004
File date	07/10/09
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving south on nj turnpike at approx 65mph. Attempt to pull to left lane and pass, driver presses on gas pedal and the pedal drops completely to floor and car accelerates out of control. Through heavy brake application car is slowed and pulled to shoulder and stopped. Ignition immediately turned to off. After chance to calm down, driver restarts car and gas pedal now operates normally. This situation has occurred 5 times in the 5 years car has been owned to 2 different drivers. Last episode occurred only 3 weeks after previous instance. In all cases, cruise control lever was in on condition but not activated, car was being driven by manual gas operation. This is not the 1980s audi sudden acceleration at start up. Crash was avoided because passenger is a certified high performance driving instructor and was able to calmly issue instructions. This issue was reported to dealer when car was under warranty but nothing was done. It has been intermittent but increasing in frequency. It is most likely a electrical flaw (wiring?) in the cruise control system. As well as a certified instructor, owner is an electrical engineer. First time it happened october 2006 and car had less than 40500 miles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	81920
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BOWLING GREEN, KY
VIN pattern	WAULC68E04AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	14/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Audi A4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Audi A4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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